First word problems: A new book explores the ancient history of the spoken word
Writing lets us trace language back about 5,000 years, but the spoken words is over a million years old. Psychology, biology ...
The Language Puzzle: Read an excerpt from a book on the history of the spoken word
Did early humans have rules for how words could be strung together? What impact did this have on their brains and behaviour?
To Create a ‘Portrait of the Modern Dandy,’ the Met Enlisted a Superstar
The 29-year-old fashion photographer Tyler Mitchell had his own ideas about how to shoot the catalog for the museum’s spring ...
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Isabella Hammad on Etel Adnan, a mural for Emily Pike, the problem with mainstream film, experimental ASMR, legalizing bodega ...
INDIGENOUS A&E: Apache rocker, mood rooms, films in Texas, Cherokee call for art
The latest: Rock star movie producer is big in Japan, group shows off moods, Native films at SXSW, open bidding for art.
Pies around the world — sweet and savory pastries to celebrate Pi Day
Under the broad definition of a pie as a filled, baked pastry shell, history has provided a wide range of pies. Egyptian ...
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Past Wordle answers: An archive of previously used words in Wordle
Perhaps one day the New York Times will need to start recycling old words, but there's an awful lot of viable five-letter words to choose from, so for now you can feel free to use this archive to ...
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